Author: Joey Bunch
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Committees seated to advise the reintroduction of wolves to Colorado
The various teams of advisers to bring back the gray wolf to Colorado have been seated, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, to carry out the wishes of the statewide voters who passed Proposition 114 last year. The ballot measure calls for a final restoration and management plan by the end of 2023. The Technical…
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Lawmakers looking at end run around ballot question on property tax cut
A bill proposed in the waning days of the General Assembly would rewrite how property taxes are classified, but more directly could work around a question about lowering property taxes on the November ballot. Colorado Politics obtained a draft of the bill to be introduced late Wednesday by Sen. Chris Hansen, a Denver Democrat, and…
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INSIGHTS | Press obsession with popularity undermines its integrity
There was a navel-gazing tournament most of you with lives probably missed a couple of weeks ago. The Colorado Sun got hold of an internal memo put out by state House Republicans that handicapped media outlets on whether conservatives could expect an even hand, under the columns of “friendly” or “not friendly.” I ignored the…
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ANALYSIS | Hancock and Webb discuss advantages of strong mayors
Denver is in flux, of sorts, as Mayor Michael Hancock makes the turn into the final two years of his third and final term. Members of the City Council think the city’s strong-mayor system, where its chief executive acts as a chief executive officer, needs to change, and it’s happening in increments. The voters seem…
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COVER STORY: OUT IN THE OPEN | Colorado Politics takes stock on how various Colorado entities are emerging
The political, business and governmental world around us is redefining what it means to be open with most Americans still unvaccinated and many who have been only tepidly wandering out. Colorado Politics wanted to know if the near future is the future we’ll have for a long while. Across the board, Colorado has newborn foals…
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House gives initial OK to $5.3 billion transportation bill powered by new fees
The Colorado House took up the long-debated, much-fretted Senate Bill 260, the $5.3 billion transportation plan driven by a raft of new fees over the next decade. A voice vote came after more than four hours of debate, as Republicans proposed a string of amendments that were each voted down by the Democratic majority, including…
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ACLU of Colorado urges ICE to vaccinate detainees at Aurora facility
The ACLU of Colorado wants the Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure the 563 detainees in the Aurora ICE Processing Center are vaccinated. ACLU chapters in Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas sent letters to their local ICE field directors, as well as federal authorities, Thursday encouraging the safeguard. “ICE…
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INSIGHTS | One-and-done credentials are on short time in the Colorado workplace
For most of us, a college degree was the ticket we needed, allegedly, for something better than those who skipped higher education for a full-time job after high school. I wasn’t so sure then, and now I’m positive I was wrong back in the 1980s, when fashion and music were awful and so was I.…
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State closes $50 million deal for Denver’s Burnham Yard for rail and redevelopment
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed a $50 millioin deal with the Union Pacific Railroad to buy the 58-acre Burnham Yard in central Denver. About 17 acres of the rail yard will accommodate improvements on adjoining Interstate 25, while also preserving right of way for light rail and, someday possible possibly Front Range commuter rail.…
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Lawmakers ponder calendar, budget and politics in setting Jan. 12 session start
The next legislative session begins on Wednesday, Jan. 12. That’s not news to those who know the Colorado Constitution, which calls for the General Assembly to convene by 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of every year, then stick around for 120 days. Coloradans learned last year, because of the pandemic, it doesn’t have to…